The document discusses knowmads and knowmad society. It defines knowmads as nomadic knowledge workers who can work creatively with anybody, anytime, and anywhere. Knowmads leverage personal knowledge, apply contexts, collaborate, use new technologies, share what they know, learn continuously, and are not afraid of failure. The document presents examples of knowmad business schools and discusses how knowmads can help bring change into the world in an open, flat, impactful, networked, and well-communicated way.

1. EntrepreNerds
in Knowmad Society
John W. Moravec, Ph.D.
@moravec john.moravec.us
!
#knowmad

2. Local Group Survey Team and T.A. Rector, University of Alaska–Anchorage

3. Local Group Survey Team and T.A. Rector, University of Alaska–Anchorage

4. ISS Expedition 7, NASA

5. John Moravec

6. John Moravec

7. John Moravec

8. Joe Loong, clipping from newspaper

10. Joh n

11. We can do better.

12. Some of us already are.

13. A knowmad is a nomadic knowledge worker –that is, a creative,
imaginative, and innovative person who can work with almost
anybody, anytime, and anywhere.
Knowmad Society, p. 18 (2013)

14. Knowmads are also
context workers

15. Knowmads
• Can be anybody, at any
age
• Leverage personal
knowledge
• Contextually apply what
they know
• Motivated to collaborate
• Purposively use new
technologies
• Share what they know
• Learn, unlearn, and
adopt new ideas as
necessary
• Thrive in non-hierarchical
organizations
• Learn continuously
• Are not afraid of failure

16. By 2020, 45% of us will be knowmads

18. Knowmads stand out.
!
!
And so should you.

19. “I want to be different,
like everybody else I want to be like.”
–John S. Hall (King Missile)

20. NASA

21. NASA

22. knowledge
Cristóbal Cobo

23. experience
Cristóbal Cobo

24. “The network is the learning.”
–George Siemens

25. Paradigm
Domain 1.0 2.0 Knowmadic
relationships Simple Complex Complex creative
Fundamental
(teleological)
order Hierarchic Heterarchic Intentional, self-organizing
Conceptualization of
Relationships of parts Mechanical Holographic Synergetic
Worldview Deterministic Indeterminate Design
Causality Linear Mutual Anticausal
Change process Assembly Morphogenic Creative
destruction
Reality Objective Perspectival Contextual
Place Local Globalizing Globalized

26. Knowmads Business School
Amsterdam
e-180
Montréal
OutliersSchool
Latin America
Shibuya University Network
Tokyo

27. Nerds are cool.
!
!
Or at least I think so.

28. Nerd Venn Diagram inspired from Mashable: http://mashable.com/2009/09/07/nerd-venn-diagram/
Intelligence Eccentricity
Dweeb
Nerd
Geek Dork
Obsession
Imagination
Creativity
Innovation
+
= EntrepreNerd

29. Rob Salkowitz’s
Young World
• Blends social and commercial objectives
• Creatively aligns public, private, and NGO resources
• Leverages communities and collaboration
• Is well-adapted and sustainable in Young World
environments
• Embraces the globalization of the knowledge
workforce
• Solves systemic problems while meeting market needs

30. 171 Knowmads Business School: Empowering and enabling knowmads
Figure 7. Knowmads Business School “Wigwam”
together. As the world becomes smaller and smaller through the
Knowmads Business School Amsterdam in Knowmad Society (2013)

31. In what world do
we want to live?
Knowmads Business School Amsterdam

32. What do I want to contribute
to the world or change to
Knowmads Business School Amsterdam
make it better?

33. How can I best organize
myself to get what I want
Knowmads Business School Amsterdam
to change done?

34. How do I bring this change
Knowmads Business School Amsterdam
into the world?

35. UBICUO
IMAGINACIÓN
E,SKILLS
KNOWMADS
ECO
BIO
NANO
COGNO
TÁCITO

36. My philosophy
Open, flat, impactful,
networked, communicated

37. 1. Open

38. 2. Flat

39. 3. Impactful

40. Mode I Mode II Mode III
Interventions Attitudes Systems-based
Vectors Beliefs Core-transformative
Quick hacks Trendy ideas Revolutions
Easy to sell Easy to sell Hard to sell
Easy to implement Hard to implement Really hard to implement
Easy to measure Harder to measure Really hard to measure

41. Mode I Mode II Mode III
Laptops, iPads, etc. Design thinking Invisible learning
Testing EduPunk Democratic education
Common Core/Standards Professional learning
communities Critical pedagogy
STEM Creativity Unschooling
Longer school year Co-working/co-learning
Nearly all edutech startups Early childhood education*

42. 4. Networked

43. Knowmads Business School
Amsterdam
e-180
Montréal
OutliersSchool
Latin America
Shibuya University Network
Tokyo

45. Networking supports
transdisciplinarity and
postdisciplinarity.

46. 5. Well communicated

47. We can build great
entreprenderd,
knowmad futures.

48. David Blackwell

49. Local Group Survey Team and T.A. Rector, University of Alaska–Anchorage

50. Innovute!